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Ed Sheeran claims the Number 1 spot on the Official Singles Chart this week as his latest single, Perfect, climbs to the top, propelled by a new version featuring Beyonce.

Perfect originally entered the chart at Number 4 in March this year, when Ed released his ÷ album. After being announced as the record’s fourth single in October, the track has steadily climbed back up the Top 40 for the past 11 weeks.

A new mix of the song featuring Beyonce sees it jump from Number 3 to Number 1 this week, shifting 89,000 downloads and streaming equivalent sales over the last seven days.

Perfect earns Ed his fourth Number 1 single, following Sing and Thinking Out Loud in 2014 and Shape Of You earlier this year.

Meanwhile, this year’s X Factor champions Rak-Su are new at Number 2 with their winner’s single, Dimelo ft. Wyclef Jean and Naughty Boy. The quartet, comprising of Ashley, Jamaal, Myles and Mustafa, performed their self-penned track during this year’s series.

The chart position is one better than the last year’s winner Matt Terry, who peaked at 3 with When Christmas Comes Around.

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Several Christmas songs surge up the Top 40 this week, led by Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You, which zooms from 22 to 5, followed by Wham’s Last Christmas, up from 29 to Number 6. The Pogues’ Fairytale Of New York ft. Kirsty MacColl zooms 55 to 10, returning to the Top 10 for the first time in nine years.

Further down, the original Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? vaults from 85 to 16, Shakin’ Stevens’ Merry Christmas Everyone shifts from 87 to 21, and Wizzard’s I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day jumps from 98 to 24.

Further down, Pink’s latest single Beautiful Trauma leaps 35 places to Number 29, her 31^st UK Top 40 single, and Louis Tomlinson’s new single Miss You bows at Number 39.

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It’s been neck and neck all week but Camila Cabello has managed to hang on to Number 1 for a fifth week, despite a serious challenge from Rita Ora.

Camila’s Havana, feat Young Thug, finishes just over 1,000 combined sales ahead of Rita’s Anywhere, which has to settle for Number 2 for another week.

Ed Sheeran’s Perfect, which has today been rereleased in remixed form to include vocals by Beyoncé, goes Top 3 for the first time, climbing one place.

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Clean Bandit and Julia Michaels’ I Miss You breaks the Top 10 for the first time at 6, as does DJ Marc Kinchen AKA MK, rising to Number 10 with house track 17, while highest new entry this week goes to James Arthur, with Naked at Number 11.

Things are starting to get festive on the Official Singles Chart, as Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas is You jingles all the way to Number 22, zooming 12 places, and Craig David’s collaboration with Bastille, I Know You, is new at 25.

Wham’s seasonal classic Last Christmas skates into the Top 40 for the twelfth time , up 52 slots to 29, and following the release of his third post-Oasis album who Built The Moon? Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds score a fourth top 40 with Holy Mountain, rocketing 48 places to 31, and Raye scores her first UK Top 40 as a lead artist – Decline feat Mr Eazi breaks in at Number 34.

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Camila Cabello is still Havana good time on the charts as her latest single scores a fourth week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.

The track comfortably extends its reign at the summit with 48,000 downloads and streaming equivalent sales this week, finishing 8,000 downloads and streaming equivalent sales ahead of her closest competitor, Rita Ora’s Anywhere, which logs a second week at Number 2.

Meanwhile, Silence by anonymous DJ and producer Marshmello and Khalid lifts two places to return to its Number 3 peak, and Ed Sheeran’s Perfect lifts two places to Number 4 – matching its opening week debut back in March when Ed’s ÷ album was released.

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Comedy rapper Big Shaq continues to climb the Top 40 with Man’s Not Hot, up from 8 to 6, while two songs enter the Top 10 for the first time: Blinded By Your Grace earns Stormzy and MNEK their third Top 10 each, climbing five spots to Number 7, and Selena Gomez & Marshmello’s Wolves zooms eight places to Number 9, marking Selena’s fourth UK Top 10.

US hip-hop star NF (aka Nathan Feuerstein) climbs into the Top 20 with Let You Down, leaping four places to 19, and Katie Melua’s Children In Need single Fields Of Gold is new at 29 – the singer-songwriter’s first Top 40 singles entry in seven years.

Further down, Jason Derulo earns his 18th Top 40 single – Tip Toe ft. French Montana jumps 16 places to 31, and Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas vaults from 88 to 34 – entering the Top 40 for an eleventh consecutive year.

Two more songs enter the Top 40 for the first time this week: David Guetta’s mega collaboration Dirty Sexy Money ft. Afrojack, Charli XCX and French Montana lifts seven places to 35, and Hackney-born rapper Not3s vaults 23 places to 38 with My Lover.

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Camila Cabello has fought off challenges from Rita Ora and Eminem to score a third week atop the Official Singles Chart with Havana.

Thanks to a new remix featuring Daddy Yankee, and the original Young Thug version still proving popular, Havana finishes 8,000 ahead of nearest competitor Rita Ora. Rising to Number 2, Anywhere is Rita’s third Top 10 single this year and her highest chart placing since I Will Never Let You Down topped the Official Singles Chart in May 2014.

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Highest new entry this week comes from Eminem and Beyoncé at Number 7. Walk On Water  becomes Eminem’s 28^th UK Top 10, and Beyonce’s 19^th as a credited performer.

Big Shaq’s Man’s Not Hot climbs into the Top 10 for the first time, after eight weeks in the Top 40, lifting from 11 to 8. Stormzy and MNEK vault 10 slots to 12 with Blinded By Your Grace – Pt 2, ahead of Clean Bandit and Julia Michaels – I Miss You, which leaps into the Top 20 to Number 14.

Breaking into the Top 20 for the first time this week is 17 from MK – the DJ, real name Marc Kinchen – which climbs to 20, and rapper Lil Pump zooms 11 places to Number 27 with Gucci Gang.

Elbow last appeared on the Official Singles Chart back in 2012 when One Day Like This re-entered the chart following the London Olympics closing ceremony, and now they score a new entry at 29 with Beatles cover Golden Slumbers, the theme song on this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert.

Tracks returning to the lower reaches of the Top 40 this week are Taylor Swift’s …Ready For It? up eight to 35; Unforgettable, from French Montana feat. Swae Lee, rebounding to 37; and Anne-Marie’s Heavy going back up to 40.

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Camila Cabello’s Havana has enjoyed its best sales week yet to sit atop the Official Singles Chart for a second straight week.

The track, which features Young Thug easily claims second week at Number 1, finishing 10,000 combined chart sales ahead of its closest competitor, Post Malone and 21 Savage’s Rockstar. Despite finishing in the runner-up slot this week, Rockstar claims this week’s most streamed song.

Celebrating the news with Official Charts at this week’s Music Industry Trusts Award, she said: “I’m beyond over the moon. I’m so happy. I’m so excited! You have to celebrate things like this because you never know if it’s going to happen again.”

Meanwhile, Sam Smith’s Too Good at Goodbyes rises four spots to Number 3 following the release of his Number 1 album The Thrill Of It All, while Marshmello and Khalid drop a spot to Number 4 with Silence.

Rounding out the Top 5 is Rita Ora’s Anywhere. Following a performance on The X Factor, the song becomes Rita’s eleventh Top 10 smash, climbing six places to Number 5.

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Big Shaq’s Man’s Not Hot vaults nine places to Number 11, it’s highest position to date, ahead of fellow Grime artist Dave at Number 18; No Words featuring Mostack is a new entry at Number 18. Another song from Dave’s new EP Game Over titled How I Met My Ex is also new at Number 32.

Two songs that entered the Top 40 for the first time last week gain ground this week; Stormzy and MNEK’s Blinded By Your Grace – Pt 2 leaps 18 slots to Number 22, while I Miss You from Clean Bandit and Julia Michaels climbs five rungs to 23.

Sam Smith is back again with a further two Top 40 entries this week; Pray re-enters the Top 40 at Number 26, while nominated new single One Last Song is a new entry at Number 27. Taylor Swift’s Call It What You Want is also a fresh song in the Top 40 this week, becoming Taylor’s fourth hit of the Reputation era at Number 29.

With help from Rihanna, N.E.R.D. make their first Top 40 appearance since 2004 with comeback track Lemon, new at Number 31. Finally, Miami rapper Lil Pump has already hit Number 7 in the US with Gucci Gang, and the song makes its UK Top 40 debut at Number 38.

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Congratulations to Camila Cabello who has scored her very first UK solo Number 1 single.

Havana featuring Young Thug eventually rises to the top following three consecutive weeks held up in the Number 2 spot. Havana ended up just shy of 4,000 combined chart sales ahead of Post Malone’s Rockstar, ending its four-week residency at Number 1.

Camila told OfficialCharts.com: “I am so excited to be Number 1 in the UK! I can’t believe it! Thank you to my amazing fans for always supporting me – WE DID IT! I am so grateful.”

Camila’s previous career peak was Number 2 – Work From Home by Fifth Harmony claimed runner-up status in April 2016. Havana recently became the Cuban-born star’s fourth UK Top 40 hit and her first Top 10 entry as a soloist.

Post Malone and 21 Savage’s Rockstar slips a slot to Number 2 this week on the Official Singles Chart, ahead of a non-mover in Marshmello and Khalid’s Silence (3). Avicii and Rita Ora’s Lonely Together holds firm at Number 4, ahead of Zayn & Sia’s Dusk Till Dawn, which returns to its previous peak position of Number 5.

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Charlie Puth’s How Long (9) rises eight to become his fourth UK Top 10 single following his performance on BBC One’s Sounds Like Friday Night, while Rita Ora’s Anywhere lifts nine to Number 11.

Wolves by Selena Gomez & Marshmello claims this week’s highest new entry at Number 16, two slots ahead of CamelPhat and Elderbrook’s Cola, which enters the Top 20 for the first time at Number 18. Big Shaq’s Man’s Not Hot also cracks the Top 20 for the first time, up six to Number 20.

Liam Payne’s Bedroom Floor leaps six positions to Number 22 after his debut live performance of the track on The X Factor, plus there’s a 10 place ascent for MK’s 17 to Number 26. One placing behind is Let You Down by rising American rapper NF, up 13 to Number 27.

Clean Bandit’s UK tour is in full swing, and new single I Miss You featuring Julia Michaels debuts at Number 28 this week. Michael Jackson’s Thriller returns to the Top 40 for the first time since June 2009 following his death. Halloween downloads and streams cause the horrifying hit to re-enter at Number 34.

Finally, Taylor Swift’s Ready For It is back in the Top 40 at Number 38 following the release of the headline-grabbing official video, and Stormzy nets his 10^th UK Top 40 hit with Blinded By Your Grace ft. MNEK (40).

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Post Malone celebrates a fourth week at Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart with his latest track Rockstar.

The track, which features rapper 21 Savage, notched up 50,000 across downloads and streaming equivalent sales to keep his place at the top this week.

The US singer and rapper was recently named as the world’s most streamed artist, clocking over 3 billion streams globally.

It means Camila Cabello settles for second place for a third consecutive week – her latest single Havana ft. Young Thug finishes 5,000 combined sales behind Post Malone.

Meanwhile, mysterious DJ and producer Marshmello surges up the Top 10 with Silence ft. Khalid, up from 9 to Number 3, while Avicii and Rita Ora’s Lonely Together holds at 4 and Sam Smith’s Too Good At Goodbyes slips two to 5.

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Ed Sheeran’s Perfect lifts four places to return to the Top 10 at Number 7 (the track debuted at Number 4 the week’s Ed’s  ÷ album came out in March), and rising star Mabel climbs from 10 to 8 with Finders Keepers ft. Kojo Funds.

Outside the Top 10, Taylor Swift claims this week’s highest new entry with Gorgeous at Number 15, Charlie Puth’s latest track How Long jumps five spot to break the Top 20 at 17, and Rita Ora debuts at 20 with her brand new single, Anywhere.

Further down, there are more new entries from Liam Payne’s Bedroom Door (28) and Krept & Konan’s Ask Flipz ft. Stormzy (30).

Three more songs enter the Top 40 for the first time this week: 17 by house producer MK vaults ten places to 36, Anne-Marie earns her fourth Top 40 hit with Heavy, up six spots to 37, and after 13 weeks inside the Top 100, US rock band Portugal The Man climb five places to 39 with Feel It Still.

Finally, Michigan rapper, singer, and songwriter NF (Nate Feuerstein) makes his Top 40 debut at Number 40 with Let You Down.

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It’s a third week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart this week for Post Malone and 21 Savage’s Rockstar.

Achieving six million streams for the first time in a single week, Rockstar’s success reaches new heights to top the chart and fends off Camila Cabello and Young Thug’s Havana for a second week (2).

Sam Smith’s Too Good at Goodbyes holds firm at Number 3, ahead of Avicii and Rita Ora’s Lonely Together, up one to a new high of Number 4. CNCO & Little Mix’s Reggaeton Lento rises two to return to its personal best at Number 5.

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Also scaling the Top 10 by two places this week to Number 7 is Stefflon Don and French Montana’s Hurtin’ Me, ahead of Khalid’s second top flight appearance in just two weeks – he features on Marshmello’s Silence which breaks into the Top 10 for the first time, up eight to Number 9.

Neneh Cherry managed five Top 10s in her career, and now her daughter Mabel has one of her own – Finders Keepers leaps nine places this week to Number 10. Just behind is Ed Sheeran’s Perfect, climbing two rungs to Number 11. Post Malone’s I Fall Apart also lifts within the Top 20, up three to Number 18.

Khalid is back again with Young Dumb & Broke, lifting four to Number 21, while Charlie Puth is just behind – How Long is this week’s highest climber at Number 22. Craig David’s Heartline scores a new personal best at Number 24 (up 11 slots), and Camelphat & Elderbrook’s Cola rises from 38 to Number 25.

P!nk and Eminem’s third collaboration together, Revenge, is a new entry at Number 32, plus Niall Horan’s Too Much To Ask returns to the Top 40 at Number 36. Finally, Yxng Bane’s Rihanna becomes his second Top 40 song of 2017, hiking seven to Number 40.

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Post Malone wins a second week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with his latest single Rockstar.

The New York rapper and singer’s track, which features rapper 21 Savage, logs a second week at the summit after fending off competition from Camila Cabello’s Havana, which climbs a place to Number 2.

Celebrating his chart success, Post Malone told Official Charts: “The UK has been showing love since the beginning. It’s crazy to go #1. Can’t wait to go back and get weird!”

Meanwhile, Sam Smith’s Too Good At Goodbyes drops from 2 to Number 3, Dua Lipa’s New Rules holds firm at 4 to notch up a tenth week inside the Top 5, and Avicii’s Lonely Together ft. Rita Ora stays at 5.

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J Balvin and Willy William’s Mi Gente rebounds back into the Top 10, up six places to Number 8, following the recent release of a remix featuring Beyonce, and British rapper Stefflon Don scores her first Top 10 single with Hurtin’ Me ft. French Montana, up two places to Number 9.

Maroon 5’s What Lovers Do ft. SZA edges closer to the Top 10, up six places to 12, as does Ed Sheeran’s Perfect, which also lifts six spots to 13, and newcomer Mabel jumps two places to break the Top 20 at 19 with Finders Keepers ft. Kojo Funds.

Post Malone’s I Fall Apart vaults from 40 to 22, and US singer-songwriter Khalid makes strides with Young, Dumb & Broke, up 13 to Number 25.

This week’s highest new entry goes to London rapper Giggs, who lands sat Number 28 with Linquo ft. Donaeo following the release of his new album Wamp 2 Dem, and Liam Gallagher’s For What It’s Worth re-enters at 33 following the success of his new album As You Were.

British DJ duo CamelPhat and electronic artist Elderbrook leap 12 to crack the Top 40 at 38 with Cola, Sam Smith’s Timbaland-produced Pray is new at 39, and Charlie Puth’s brand new single How Long opens at Number 40.

And finally, Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You drops out of the Top 40 for this first time since its release 39 weeks ago (41). The track is also certified 5x Platinum by the BPI this week for reaching 3 million combined sales, split between 224 million streams 765,000 downloads.

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Congratulations to Post Malone and 21 Savage who both scoop their very first Official Singles Chart Number 1 with Rockstar.

The lead single from Post Malone’s upcoming second album Beerbongs & Bentleys, Rockstar rises from last week’s runner-up slot to end Sam Smith’s reign at the top, accumulating a huge 5.7 million streams this week.

Post Malone has more to celebrate as he also bookends the Official Singles Chart Top 40 – I Fall Apart from his debut album Stoney is this week’s Number 40.

Elsewhere in the Top 5, Sam Smith’s Too Good at Goodbyes slips to Number 2, Camila Cabello’s Havana gains ground up a place at Number 3, Dua Lipa’s New Rules drops a spot to Number 4, and Avicii and Rita Ora’s Lonely Together vaults three positions to Number 5.

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Two tracks break into the Official Singles Chart Top 10 for the first time this week, one of which is Logic’s 1-800-273-8255. Featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid, the suicide prevention track is up three to Number 9. Also climbing three to Number 10 is Bestie, the breakthrough single for Yungen and Yxng Bane.

There is another climb for Stefflon Don and French Montana’s Hurtin Me (a three-rung climber to Number 11), while Love Island’s Chris & Kem are this week’s highest new entry with their grime-inspired rap single Little Bit Leave It (15).

Further down the Top 40, Ed Sheeran’s Perfect re-enters the Top 20 at Number 19 after jumping 15 slots, Khalid makes his second appearance on Marshmello’s Silence, which has zoomed six to Number 20, and Mabel’s Finders Keepers featuring Kojo Funds flies to a new high of 21.

Big Shaq’s Mans Not Hot leaps seven places to Number 23, ahead of Cardi B’s Bodak Yellow, which rises 13 placings to 24. Finally, Khalid makes his third showing in the chart with his first Top 40 entry as a lead artist; Young Dumb & Broke is at Number 38.

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